Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-25
FOREIGN NEWS.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Deoate on the Motion for the Urgency
for the Coercion Bill Resumed by Glad.
stone.

In the House Of Commons this evening the
debate on the motion for the urgency for the
coercion bill Was resumed by Gladstone.
LONDON, March "a.
Mr.. Gladstone said the position of affsirs
was now very different from that when the
Coercion act Of 1881 was passed There wers
no papers before the House now nor was
there any in imation of the nature of the pro,
posed government measure. Heretofore in
asking special Legislation for treating with
crime In Ireland, the min sters had tried to
snow that the terrible prevalence of crime
threatened social order. Was that the case
no~s No, the House had been told that the
number OF ssrariAn offences prior to the pas
sage of Forster's coercion act, exceeded the |
highest numoer since. The crime then, how
ever, was of \ different character from that
which the government now sought TO check |
The present crime consisted in combining to |
OBTAIN reduction of rent. Irish cheers I |
Even the evidence which the government put
before the House showed that the crime was |
restricted to demands for a j ist statement OF
rents. Never had anv former coercion act
been resisted by maj ,rity of the members
from Ireland. NoS there was protest
against coercion by An overwhelming msj,ri.
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the government any just claim for demanding
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OF the commission and asked Parliament for
increased power to make the laws still more
offensive to the general sense of the people.
IRISH cheers.
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tenants not paying their rent were anxious
W pay ."a' 'here WAS no general movement
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